Weather-strip



(No Model.)

T. HIBBERT.

WEATHER STRIP.

No. 885,711. Patented July 10, 1888.

INVENTQl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

THOMAS HIBBERT, OF COOHRAN, INDIANA.

WEATHER=STRI P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,711, dated July 10,1888.

Application filed June 6, 1887. Serial No.240A91.

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HIBBERT, of Cochran, in the county ofDearborn and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in \Veather-Strips, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification and accompanying drawings, in which-- Figurel is a view ofan open door with my weather-strip attached thereto; Fig.2, a view of my weather-strip in position when the door is closed, andFig. 3 the manner of suspending the Weatherstrip.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and reliable device tobe attached to the outside of a door for the purpose of excluding dust,rain, and snow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents an overhangingledge, preferably made ofsheet metal, and permanently attached to theoutside of a door at a suitable distance above the lower edge thereof,and provided with openings F.

B is a strip of sheet metal doubled on itself and provided with notchesG, and suspended so as to have free movement on the wire D, passingthrough loops 0, which are fitted on the rod D and pass through thenotches G and openings F, the ends of the loops being bent over on theledge A, thereby locking the strip B to the said ledge. When attached tothe (N0 model.)

E, by which it is raised and carried over the carpet-strip as the doorcloses.

What I claim as new is The improved weather-strip herein described andshown, comprising the overhanging ledge A, permanently attached to adoor and pro vided with openings F, the curved metal strip B, having itsupper edge doubled on itself and provided with the notches G, the rod D,passing through said upper doubled edge of the strip B, and the loops 0,fitted on the rod D, and passed through the notches G and openings F,and having their upper ends bent over on the ledge A, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 28th day of May, 1887, in the presence of witnesses.

THOMAS HIBBERT.

YVitnesses:

GEo. E. DoWNEY, OMER DEAN ASHBROOK.

